TORONTO, ON – Voting has opened for the 2017 edition of the Golden Tap Awards (GTAs), a publicly-voted awards event presented by beer news site and forum The Bar Towel to recognize the best craft beer achievements in Ontario.

With categories covering favourite breweries, brewpubs, beers, craft beer bars, and other beer-related accomplishments across the province, votes are now being accepted via the GTAs website, with the voting window open until September 12th, 2017.

The winners of this year’s GTAs – including the Editor’s Circle Awards as selected by a panel of Bar Towel regulars and other local beer experts – will be announced at a gala awards event on Wednesday, September 20th at beerbistro (18 King St. E., Toronto) as part of Toronto Beer Week 2017. The free admission event will feature an all-Ontario craft beer festival starting at 5:00 PM and the awards ceremony at 8:00 PM.